Quest for control: Managing software development in networked operating environments

Kari Koskinen; Sonja Hyrynsalmi; Matti Rossi; Kari Smolander

Quest for control: Managing software development in networked operating environments

Kari Koskinen, Sonja Hyrynsalmi, Matti Rossi, Kari Smolander

Department of Information and Service Management

LUT University

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Abstract

Instead of developing software purely within the confines of one company, software companies increasingly procure many of the functionalities of their software from external entities and actors via system integrations and utilizing resources provided by external application programming interfaces (APIs). In addition to the benefits that can be reaped via integrations and working in cooperation with other companies, this type of networked software development leads to a reduction of control for the individual companies. As a result, companies need to resort to specific strategies and practices that reduce the risks emerging from lack of control. By utilizing data collected from Finnish software companies, we map the factors that cause reduction of control, study why companies give away control, and identify the challenges surfacing from it. To tackle these issues, we identify two strategies that software companies can take to counter the reduction of control.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 54th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, HICSS 2021
Editors	Tung X. Bui
Publisher	Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences
Pages	5965-5974
Number of pages	10
ISBN (Electronic)	978-0-9981331-4-0
Publication status	Published - 2021
MoE publication type	A4 Conference publication
Event	Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences - Virtual, Online, Maui, United States Duration: 5 Jan 2021 → 8 Jan 2021 Conference number: 54

Publication series

Name	Proceedings of the Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences
Volume	2020-January
ISSN (Print)	1530-1605

Conference

Conference	Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences
Abbreviated title	HICSS
Country/Territory	United States
City	Maui
Period	05/01/2021 → 08/01/2021

Keywords

Integration to Digital Platforms and Infrastructures
control
integrations
non-focal actors
project management
software development

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Koskinen, K., Hyrynsalmi, S., Rossi, M., & Smolander, K. (2021). Quest for control: Managing software development in networked operating environments. In T. X. Bui (Ed.), Proceedings of the 54th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, HICSS 2021 (pp. 5965-5974). (Proceedings of the Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences; Vol. 2020-January). Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences. http://hdl.handle.net/10125/71342

Koskinen, Kari ; Hyrynsalmi, Sonja ; Rossi, Matti et al. / Quest for control : Managing software development in networked operating environments. Proceedings of the 54th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, HICSS 2021. editor / Tung X. Bui. Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, 2021. pp. 5965-5974 (Proceedings of the Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences).

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Koskinen, K, Hyrynsalmi, S, Rossi, M & Smolander, K 2021, Quest for control: Managing software development in networked operating environments. in TX Bui (ed.), Proceedings of the 54th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, HICSS 2021. Proceedings of the Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, vol. 2020-January, Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, pp. 5965-5974, Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, Maui, Hawaii, United States, 05/01/2021. <http://hdl.handle.net/10125/71342>

Quest for control: Managing software development in networked operating environments. / Koskinen, Kari; Hyrynsalmi, Sonja; Rossi, Matti et al.
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Koskinen K, Hyrynsalmi S, Rossi M, Smolander K. Quest for control: Managing software development in networked operating environments. In Bui TX, editor, Proceedings of the 54th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, HICSS 2021. Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences. 2021. p. 5965-5974. (Proceedings of the Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences).

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